Meijer, Inc.

Grocers aren't stocking up on new stores in Chicago, leaving many shoppers with fewer places to fill their cart.

There are 262 grocery stores in Chicago and close-in suburbs, the lowest number since 2009, according to an urban grocery report by retail brokerage Mid-America Real Estate Group. Grocers occupy just over 9.3 million square feet of space, also an eight-year low.

The study includes existing and planned stores in Chicago and areas just outside the city. The boundaries of the area examined extend east to Lake Michigan, west to Harlem Avenue, north to Touhy Avenue and south to 127th Street.

The study area lost 16 stores and a combined 544,512 square feet of...

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